Where does “greina” come from?

greina (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse greina, from Proto-Germanic grindaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

greina (Icelandic): to discern, to distinguish, to separate; to...

Definitions

  1. to discern, to distinguish, to separate; to...

Ancestry of “greina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegreinato divide into parts; to discern, distinguish; to...
2Proto-Germanicgrindanąto grind
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank

Words derived from “greina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grindaną →Every word from Old Norse greina →